WIRRAL businesses will benefit from an extra £10 million over the next year thanks to a scheme ensuring more local money is spent locally. The huge cash boost will come after public services in the borough signed up to a ‘community wealth building
ROAD closures were in place following a crash on New Ferry By-Pass. Emergency services were called to New Ferry By-Pass at around 2.10pm today (Tuesday, October 9) following reports that a car had crashed into a barrier. No-one is believed
PEOPLE in Wirral can now order food using Uber’s food delivery app - Uber Eats. The popular app, already available in Liverpool and Manchester, has now expanded to a number of new areas. But at the moment you'll have to live close to Birkenhead
A FORMER youth coach at Crewe Alexandra FC groomed and sexually abused a teenager, a court has heard. Paul McCann, 57, became a 'surrogate father' to the youngster, who had a difficult home life, 'spoiling' him by paying for holidays and taking
A CHARITY sleep out at at Tranmere Rovers ground has raised more than £10.000. More 50 people took part in Kip On The Essar Kop at Prenton Park on Friday night, raising awareness and vital funds for several local good causes. Participants arrived
THE team at Landican Cemetery and Crematorium has received a prestigious national award. Landican scooped the top honour for 'Best Service Team of the Year: Cemetery and Crematorium Service' at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE
NEARLY a third of adults receiving social care in Wirral are paying private providers to top up their support, new figures show. This is increasingly common across the country, with the Local Government Association saying the greater uptake of private
DESPITE netting four goals Halfway House were rolled over in a ten-goal thriller in the Second division that ended in a 6-4 victory for Vineyard. Mike Rooney (2), John O'Loughlan (2), Steve Mole and Reece Calfrat scored, with Joe Skinner (2), Kal
INSPIRED by a double from Paul Gouthwaite, West Cheshire League Division One side Richmond Raith Rovers pulled the plug on Liverpool County Premier counterparts, Waterloo Dock, and secured their passage to the Liverpool County FA Challenge Cup third
Plymouth 24-14 Caldy CALDY missed a penalty in the final few seconds of the game to take a losing bonus point away from their long trip to Plymouth at the weekend. It was the home side who dominated the game in terms of territory and possession
WEST Kirby Victoria's John Harrison is clearly in fine form at the moment. He beat New Brighton Quarry Viking's Eddie Dutton in the final of this week's Winter Flyers Tournament and recorded his second successive victory. He was a little too
DOCK exited the first round of the FA National Sunday Cup after dominating the first forty five minutes going a goal down by half-time, Campfield FC then showed their class by hitting two more in the second Half to run out 3-0 winners. The Tony
COMMUNITY groups in West Wirral are invited to come forward to bid for cash to fund improvements for their local area. Groups, voluntary organisations or social enterprises in the constituency can put forward their schemes and requests for funding
WIRRAL Coroner's Office is appealing to trace the next of kin of a Birkenhead man who died at home. Thomas Hogan, 64, passed away at this home on Park Road North on Thursday, September 13, 2018. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding
A WIRRAL schoolboy took to the stage as compere for a special concert in aid of Bowel & Cancer Research. The Wallasey Choir offered to sing for free to help 13-year-old Josh Keane raise more than £1,100 for the charity. Josh, a pupil at Calday
CALLS to protect Wirral’s farmland have grown after concerns were raised over the future of food supplies in the borough. The calls have been made by Liberal Democrat councillors in an upcoming notice of motion to the local authority, with members
CONCERN is growing for the welfare of a man reported missing at the weekend. Paul Fenna was last seen in Love Lane, Wallasey on Sunday. Extensive enquiries are ongoing to locate him. The 54-year-old, from Rhyl is white, 6ft 2in tall, of slim
THE long-awaited pledge to make all fast-tag Mersey Tunnel tolls £1 could come to fruition as part of budget proposals to be announced early next year, it’s been hinted. One of Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram’s main manifesto promises
Welcome to Haunted Wirral, a feature series written by world famous psychic researcher Tom Slemen, for the Globe. In this latest story, Tom tells a tale of love beyond death... The one great certainty for us all is death – but what happens
